MCPS letter today - So sad this is still happening

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't get this. I really, really don't. What is going on at home that these kids think this is okay?? Are their parents really talking about how much they hate Jews around the dinner table? Do they get unrestricted access to the internet? Are parents totally and completely absent? I'm struggling to wrap my head around it.

I don't think the kids who do this actually hate Jews. I think they just do it to see the reaction it gets. Stupidity not hate.

100% this

It's interesting that adults don't understand this. Kids used to shock adults with: hairstyles, clothes, music, smoking, tattoos, piercings, drugs and sex. Now it is a free for all where you literally cannot shock adults even when you want to permanently cut off body parts. So of course kids will gravitate to the few things left that are considered sacred and will illicit major adult reaction: racism, anti-Semitism and homophobic slurs, oh, and of course, gun violence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems more of a community issue than a MCPS issue.
Even if the family never indulges in racial or ethnic slurs and promotes respect for all religions and cultures, I imagine some teenagers fall down the rabbit hole of the dark side of the internet. They get influenced by conspiracy theories and who knows what else.
Unless a student physically defaces a sign on MCPS property or says something offensive at school, I don’t believe MCPS has the legal authority to punish the student.

MCPS punishes no one. In cases of bullying, harassment, and assault, most of the time it is the VICTIM who ends up leaving the school.

They just sweep everything under the rug and kids know it and continue to do what they want. It is embarrassing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is it that, in all of the discussions around race, fairness, college admissions, etc is it the case that the overrepresentation of the Jewish population in Ivy League schools is never discussed?

“40% of students at Columbia and UPenn are now Jewish.“

https://www.jta.org/archive/doors-of-ivy-league-colleges-reported-wide-open-for-jewish-students

“2.2% of US adult population has some basis for Jewish self-identification”

Should we be drawing swastikas on school grounds? Hell no. Should we have an open discussion around the systemic issues that are leading to one group being so remarkably over overrepresented and the level of suppressed antagonistic thoughts that may be brewing under the surface and leading to these aggressive behaviors?

Let’s see how the board responds to such a thought.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Jews#:~:text=According%20to%20Gallup%20and%20Pew,demographers%20Arnold%20Dashefsky%20%26%20Ira%20M.

I mean these stats are remarkable.

AKA, pin pulled and grenade tossed!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems more of a community issue than a MCPS issue.
Even if the family never indulges in racial or ethnic slurs and promotes respect for all religions and cultures, I imagine some teenagers fall down the rabbit hole of the dark side of the internet. They get influenced by conspiracy theories and who knows what else.
Unless a student physically defaces a sign on MCPS property or says something offensive at school, I don’t believe MCPS has the legal authority to punish the student.

MCPS punishes no one. In cases of bullying, harassment, and assault, most of the time it is the VICTIM who ends up leaving the school.

They just sweep everything under the rug and kids know it and continue to do what they want. It is embarrassing.

+1000, MCPS has always ignored anti-semitism. Not sure why they are addressing it now with their fake letters of support.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't get this. I really, really don't. What is going on at home that these kids think this is okay?? Are their parents really talking about how much they hate Jews around the dinner table? Do they get unrestricted access to the internet? Are parents totally and completely absent? I'm struggling to wrap my head around it.

I don't think the kids who do this actually hate Jews. I think they just do it to see the reaction it gets. Stupidity not hate.

This kind of speculation is completely offensive. It's always the same parents trying to excuse this behavior by making these generalizations with 0 evidence.

If it was done to any other group in MCPS, there would be outrage. But, since its against Jewish students its dismissed as no big deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems more of a community issue than a MCPS issue.
Even if the family never indulges in racial or ethnic slurs and promotes respect for all religions and cultures, I imagine some teenagers fall down the rabbit hole of the dark side of the internet. They get influenced by conspiracy theories and who knows what else.
Unless a student physically defaces a sign on MCPS property or says something offensive at school, I don’t believe MCPS has the legal authority to punish the student.

If it's done on school property, both MCPS and the police have the legal authority to punish the child. However, MCPS only cares about specific populations and this isn't one they care about. These kids should get suspended or sent to a special school for kids with behavioral issues or expelled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is it that, in all of the discussions around race, fairness, college admissions, etc is it the case that the overrepresentation of the Jewish population in Ivy League schools is never discussed?

“40% of students at Columbia and UPenn are now Jewish.“

https://www.jta.org/archive/doors-of-ivy-league-colleges-reported-wide-open-for-jewish-students

“2.2% of US adult population has some basis for Jewish self-identification”

Should we be drawing swastikas on school grounds? Hell no. Should we have an open discussion around the systemic issues that are leading to one group being so remarkably over overrepresented and the level of suppressed antagonistic thoughts that may be brewing under the surface and leading to these aggressive behaviors?

Let’s see how the board responds to such a thought.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Jews#:~:text=According%20to%20Gallup%20and%20Pew,demographers%20Arnold%20Dashefsky%20%26%20Ira%20M.



I mean these stats are remarkable.

I can't even express how angry this post makes me. Are you trying to justify anti-antisemitism by saying that people are aggrieved that Jews are "over represented"? Kind of like "we brought it on ourselves"? Thank you for trolling in typical antisemitic tropes! Pathetic-you sound paranoid and jealous on top of blatantly antisemitic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't get this. I really, really don't. What is going on at home that these kids think this is okay?? Are their parents really talking about how much they hate Jews around the dinner table? Do they get unrestricted access to the internet? Are parents totally and completely absent? I'm struggling to wrap my head around it.

I don't think the kids who do this actually hate Jews. I think they just do it to see the reaction it gets. Stupidity not hate.

This kind of speculation is completely offensive. It's always the same parents trying to excuse this behavior by making these generalizations with 0 evidence.

If it was done to any other group in MCPS, there would be outrage. But, since its against Jewish students its dismissed as no big deal.

It seems more like anything the little monsters at these wealthy schools do are dismissed as a harmless prank. Personally, I'm sure there are actual legal consequences for hate crimes that should be pursued by MCPD. Making an example of these punks might put an end to it once and for all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems more of a community issue than a MCPS issue.
Even if the family never indulges in racial or ethnic slurs and promotes respect for all religions and cultures, I imagine some teenagers fall down the rabbit hole of the dark side of the internet. They get influenced by conspiracy theories and who knows what else.
Unless a student physically defaces a sign on MCPS property or says something offensive at school, I don’t believe MCPS has the legal authority to punish the student.

MCPS punishes no one. In cases of bullying, harassment, and assault, most of the time it is the VICTIM who ends up leaving the school.

They just sweep everything under the rug and kids know it and continue to do what they want. It is embarrassing.

MCPS's job is to educate. If laws are being broken, it's MCPD's job to deal with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't get this. I really, really don't. What is going on at home that these kids think this is okay?? Are their parents really talking about how much they hate Jews around the dinner table? Do they get unrestricted access to the internet? Are parents totally and completely absent? I'm struggling to wrap my head around it.

I don't think the kids who do this actually hate Jews. I think they just do it to see the reaction it gets. Stupidity not hate.

This kind of speculation is completely offensive. It's always the same parents trying to excuse this behavior by making these generalizations with 0 evidence.

If it was done to any other group in MCPS, there would be outrage. But, since its against Jewish students its dismissed as no big deal.

It seems more like anything the little monsters at these wealthy schools do are dismissed as a harmless prank. Personally, I'm sure there are actual legal consequences for hate crimes that should be pursued by MCPD. Making an example of these punks might put an end to it once and for all.

The county has specific folks working on hate crimes but they aren’t concerned about Jewish hate crimes. It’s always been an issue in the county. Our school never mentions it but has groups and supports for almost every other student population. My kids know not to discuss religion and make themselves a target.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems more of a community issue than a MCPS issue.
Even if the family never indulges in racial or ethnic slurs and promotes respect for all religions and cultures, I imagine some teenagers fall down the rabbit hole of the dark side of the internet. They get influenced by conspiracy theories and who knows what else.
Unless a student physically defaces a sign on MCPS property or says something offensive at school, I don’t believe MCPS has the legal authority to punish the student.

MCPS punishes no one. In cases of bullying, harassment, and assault, most of the time it is the VICTIM who ends up leaving the school.

They just sweep everything under the rug and kids know it and continue to do what they want. It is embarrassing.

MCPS's job is to educate. If laws are being broken, it's MCPD's job to deal with it.

If this was any other group being attacked you’d say differently. Mcps has an obligation to make all students feel safe. They need to expel these kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems more of a community issue than a MCPS issue.
Even if the family never indulges in racial or ethnic slurs and promotes respect for all religions and cultures, I imagine some teenagers fall down the rabbit hole of the dark side of the internet. They get influenced by conspiracy theories and who knows what else.
Unless a student physically defaces a sign on MCPS property or says something offensive at school, I don’t believe MCPS has the legal authority to punish the student.

MCPS punishes no one. In cases of bullying, harassment, and assault, most of the time it is the VICTIM who ends up leaving the school.

They just sweep everything under the rug and kids know it and continue to do what they want. It is embarrassing.

MCPS's job is to educate. If laws are being broken, it's MCPD's job to deal with it.

If this was any other group being attacked you’d say differently. Mcps has an obligation to make all students feel safe. They need to expel these kids.

No I wouldn't. I don't think it's the school systems job to enforce laws.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems more of a community issue than a MCPS issue.
Even if the family never indulges in racial or ethnic slurs and promotes respect for all religions and cultures, I imagine some teenagers fall down the rabbit hole of the dark side of the internet. They get influenced by conspiracy theories and who knows what else.
Unless a student physically defaces a sign on MCPS property or says something offensive at school, I don’t believe MCPS has the legal authority to punish the student.

MCPS punishes no one. In cases of bullying, harassment, and assault, most of the time it is the VICTIM who ends up leaving the school.

They just sweep everything under the rug and kids know it and continue to do what they want. It is embarrassing.

MCPS's job is to educate. If laws are being broken, it's MCPD's job to deal with it.

If this was any other group being attacked you’d say differently. Mcps has an obligation to make all students feel safe. They need to expel these kids.

No I wouldn't. I don't think it's the school systems job to enforce laws.

The issue is happening on mcps property. They, the parents and police all need to handle it. Mcps should suspend, special school or expel. Police should arrest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems more of a community issue than a MCPS issue.
Even if the family never indulges in racial or ethnic slurs and promotes respect for all religions and cultures, I imagine some teenagers fall down the rabbit hole of the dark side of the internet. They get influenced by conspiracy theories and who knows what else.
Unless a student physically defaces a sign on MCPS property or says something offensive at school, I don’t believe MCPS has the legal authority to punish the student.

MCPS punishes no one. In cases of bullying, harassment, and assault, most of the time it is the VICTIM who ends up leaving the school.

They just sweep everything under the rug and kids know it and continue to do what they want. It is embarrassing.

MCPS's job is to educate. If laws are being broken, it's MCPD's job to deal with it.

If this was any other group being attacked you’d say differently. Mcps has an obligation to make all students feel safe. They need to expel these kids.

No I wouldn't. I don't think it's the school systems job to enforce laws.

Why MCPS is not calling cops for drugs, fights which happens every day in pretty much every school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why is it that, in all of the discussions around race, fairness, college admissions, etc is it the case that the overrepresentation of the Jewish population in Ivy League schools is never discussed?

“40% of students at Columbia and UPenn are now Jewish.“

https://www.jta.org/archive/doors-of-ivy-league-colleges-reported-wide-open-for-jewish-students

“2.2% of US adult population has some basis for Jewish self-identification”

Should we be drawing swastikas on school grounds? Hell no. Should we have an open discussion around the systemic issues that are leading to one group being so remarkably over overrepresented and the level of suppressed antagonistic thoughts that may be brewing under the surface and leading to these aggressive behaviors?

Let’s see how the board responds to such a thought.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Jews#:~:text=According%20to%20Gallup%20and%20Pew,demographers%20Arnold%20Dashefsky%20%26%20Ira%20M.



I mean these stats are remarkable.

I can't even express how angry this post makes me. Are you trying to justify anti-antisemitism by saying that people are aggrieved that Jews are "over represented"? Kind of like "we brought it on ourselves"? Thank you for trolling in typical antisemitic tropes! Pathetic-you sound paranoid and jealous on top of blatantly antisemitic.

Check your comprehension. - different poster